No matter how intelligent you are, there’s always a chance a word will escape your brain right when you need it the most.

A recent Twitter thread, started by Paul Coxon — a physicist in materials science at the University of Cambridge — proved that not even scholars with impressive degrees are immune to forgetting words.

On Monday, Coxon tweeted to his thousands of followers to explain that even though he has a PhD in physics, he had a brain freeze and “forgot the word for photon.” Instead of remembering on the spot, he was forced to describe “photon” as “a shiny crumb” in front of his colleagues. Embarrassing!

But if it makes Coxon feel any better, his mortifying moment inspired a thread of a whole bunch of hilariously similar confessions. Apparently, people forget words all the, uh… hours and minutes that make up life.

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Some people forget the word “soup” and have to say “wet salad” to order their ideal meal, while others forget the word for that yellow fruit that comes in its own case. You know the one.

And some people get really crafty and combine two words to create an entirely new word that doesn’t exist. Kind of like the time Cady from Mean Girls said “cool” and “great” at the same time and it came out as “grool.”

The forgetfulness happens to children, too. Though their words tend to be far more delightful, like “horse puppy.”

But luckily for Coxon, he definitely isn’t the only scholar who’s found himself in this sort of pickle before.

Words are hard. We get it. So if you ever need a reminder, turn to the full thread for some cheering up.

We’d tell you to listen to Coxon’s thunderstorm, but sadly he doesn’t have one.

Instead, you can all ponder this thought-provoking crumb question.

No matter how intelligent you are, there’s always a chance a word will escape your brain right when you need it the most.

A recent Twitter thread, started by Paul Coxon — a physicist in materials science at the University of Cambridge — proved that not even scholars with impressive degrees are immune to forgetting words.

On Monday, Coxon tweeted to his thousands of followers to explain that even though he has a PhD in physics, he had a brain freeze and “forgot the word for photon.” Instead of remembering on the spot, he was forced to describe “photon” as “a shiny crumb” in front of his colleagues. Embarrassing!

But if it makes Coxon feel any better, his mortifying moment inspired a thread of a whole bunch of hilariously similar confessions. Apparently, people forget words all the, uh… hours and minutes that make up life.

SEE ALSO: Today’s tea is this spicy call out meme

Some people forget the word “soup” and have to say “wet salad” to order their ideal meal, while others forget the word for that yellow fruit that comes in its own case. You know the one.

And some people get really crafty and combine two words to create an entirely new word that doesn’t exist. Kind of like the time Cady from Mean Girls said “cool” and “great” at the same time and it came out as “grool.”

The forgetfulness happens to children, too. Though their words tend to be far more delightful, like “horse puppy.”

But luckily for Coxon, he definitely isn’t the only scholar who’s found himself in this sort of pickle before.

Words are hard. We get it. So if you ever need a reminder, turn to the full thread for some cheering up.

We’d tell you to listen to Coxon’s thunderstorm, but sadly he doesn’t have one.

Instead, you can all ponder this thought-provoking crumb question.

As far as viral animals go, possums have one of the most niche followings: ignored by some, hated by others, and beloved by the very best.

If you’ve just discovered your love of possums (opossums in North America), know that you’re not alone. There are safe spaces on the internet for possum lovers. You don’t need to disguise your interest in this unabashedly rodent-like handsome marsupial. On Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, you can fave in peace.

There are others just like you — people who love their elongated tails and beady eyes, and who are fighting for equal possum representation in memes.

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Possums blew up in February 2018 after a photo, featuring a possum being “interviewed” by a journalist was posted to Facebook in the form of a meme and then shared across the internet. Since then, “Interview Possum” has inspired plenty of social media love. 

Here are the best places to get your possum high on social media.

1. PossumEveryHour

Started in July of 2018, @PossumEveryHour releases one photo of a possum every hour for the extreme possum lover.

2. Olivia’s O’meme Outlet

Though not limited exclusively to opossums, Olivia’s O’meme Outlet has some of the best possum content on the web and was the first to introduce “Interview Possum.”

3. ItsMeSesame on Instagram

While possums are not domesticated animals and should be kept in the wild, Sesame the Opossum‘s owner kept Sesame as a pet because it was injured and couldn’t survive independently. Now that Sesame has passed, Starfish the Opossum has taken her holy place.

4. Possum_memes_only

For pure possum meme content — no dogs, no cats, no cockatiels — I turn to possum_memes on Instagram.

Possum_memes isn’t particularly wholesome, but it definitely brings out the absurdist/alterna/goth side of opossums.

5. Opossum_of_the_day_official

If you can’t handle one photo of a possum per hour, consider one photo of an opossum per day. Followers send their favorite photos of opossums to this account, which reposts them.

6. @Own_ass

Described as a “possum hatred-free zone,” Twitter account @Own_ass is a possum-positive Twitter dedicated to celebrating everything good about possums.

7. Rate a Possum

Rate a Possum is one of the few possum accounts that isn’t purely pro-possum. Instead, the Tumblr account’s creator claims that “I can respect anything that can make a living off of eating trash.”

While it may not identify as a stan account, it sure acts that way.

8. Possumcore

With over 215,000 followers, Facebook account Possumcore has one of the largest possum followings on the web. How can it not?

This is that good, raw possum shit.

9. r/Possums

The subreddit r/Possums doesn’t have the same following that other possum accounts do, but the content they do have is very tender and weird.

10. Poppy the Possum

Poppy the possum is a self-described urban possum who is “living the dream” as a “sleep enthusiast, food critic, actress.”

This is accurate. What about this nap is not, in fact, the dream?

Thank you, possum social media, for creating so many possum-positive spaces. Together, we can build a better internet, made and led by marsupials. 

Another day, another headline about millennial spending. Sigh. 

This time, a study by Barclays looked into generational spending habits found that millennials spend more than £3,300 each year on coffee, food, going out, and clothes. 

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Per the findings, emailed to Mashable, a survey of 20 to 37-year-olds found that the average bill for these items comes to £3,312.74. In a press release, Barclays said that millennials could save “a whopping £10.5 billion a year by making minor changes to their spending habits.”

A breakdown of the spending shows that millennials spend an average of £904.20 per annum on socialising, £738.96 on new clothing, £705.96 on eating out, £522.60 on takeout food, and £441 a on “daily treats (coffees etc)”. That means that millennial coffee expenditure on average amounts to about £36.75 a month, which won’t exactly break the bank (pun intended) in the grand scheme of things. 

Manchester Evening News reported the findings, and its tweet promptly began gaining some attention on Twitter. 

Many are of the (rightful) opinion that £3K a year is a reasonable amount of money to spend on food, drink, clothing, and spending time with fellow humans. 

By this point we’re pretty well-versed in responding to millennial-shaming stories, so naturally the jokes started pouring in. 

The author of the Manchester Evening News story tweeted that it wasn’t his idea to report on the findings and that he considers it “a non-story made to make young people look like we squander our money when the reality is we can’t afford a house.”

Coffee anyone?